Whitbourne House Residential Care Home Whitbourne Avenue Park North Swindon Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Demolition of Whitbourne House Care Homes and construct 19 new Affordable Housing dwellings consisting of 8 flats and 11 houses, with associated landscaping. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 15 Apr 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 6 Jul 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Swindon Planning Committee on 14 Apr 2026.
Approved
As officers recommended.
- A neighbouring ward councillor supported council housing, demolition and improvements to the area’s appearance and safety.
- Members voted unanimously to approve the application, adding a condition for swift bricks.
Source: Plota analysis of Swindon's committee minutes of 14 Apr 2026.
Documents 31
Decision & officer reports 1
Statements & assessments 13
Application forms 3
Consultation & comments 9
Associated applications 2
Site constraints 1
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Important details
- Council
- Swindon
- Application type
- Full Planning Application
- Postcode
- SN3 2JX
- Received
- 23 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 4 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Liden, Eldene And Park South
- Parish
- South Swindon Parish Council
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 6 May 2026
- Decision
- Granted Permission
- Decision date
- 15 Apr 2026
- Decision level
- Committee Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 70 days from validation, 17 days slower than Swindon's median of 53 for demolitions. Approved, as 95% of demolitions here are.
Plota live figures for demolitions decided by Swindon in the last twelve months, from validation. Swindon decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14642774
- Neighbours
- 7 Apr 2026
- Consultation
- 16 Mar 2026
- Comments by
- 17 Mar 2026
- Site or press notice
- 27 Feb 2026
- Committee
- 14 Apr 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
5 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
Swindon is one of the fastest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #12 out of 296. Only 15% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (91%) than the national average (90%).
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